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Superdry has its game face on before World Cup
The owner of Superdry is eyeing up this autumn’s Rugby World Cup as a
promising commercial opportunity as a new management team shakes up the
business.

Like-for-like sales at Superdry, which recently signed up Idris Elba, the
actor who starred in The Wire, as the face of its clothing range,
rose by 11.6 per cent over the 15 weeks to April. Shares in SuperGroup
surged by 7 per cent to £10.71, making it the biggest riser in the FTSE 250
index.